General Description

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration. 

Research Title: Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation

The work will entail:  

• Basic research leading to the development of novel indoor localization and tracking methods, algorithms, and systems
• Evaluating the performance of such methods, algorithms, and systems via modeling and simulation
• Performance evaluation via development of system prototypes, when warranted
• Test and evaluation of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) indoor localization solutions
• Literature survey of pedestrian navigation techniques in indoor environments
• Assessment of efficacy of 5G wireless technology and indoor localization techniques, particularly in the context of public safety scenarios

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Reading scholarly papers on indoor localization and understanding their contributions and how the proposed systems work
• Writing code for modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation of indoor localization systems
• Developing novel indoor localization systems
• Publishing the research results and making technical presentations on the work done
• Ensuring that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or other related fields is preferred but not required.
• The prospective applicant does not have to be an expert in localization.  However, good knowledge of wireless communications, digital signal processing, and computer algorithms is required.  If necessary, the applicant selected for the position will be trained in indoor localization.
• Good computing skills and proficiency in some programming languages, such as C/C++ and Python, and MATLAB is required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop prototypes of indoor localization systems is a plus.

Application Instructions

Please upload the following with your application:

• CV/Resume (Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Your resume will not be considered if the following information is included on your CV/resume:
  • Self portraits
  • Phone number
  • Home address/Country
  • Citizenship status
  • Languages spoken
  • Sex/Gender

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Purpose:  The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the  Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor's degree holders, graduate students, master's degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.  

PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.

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About Johns Hopkins University

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